Some of the aspirants for the country’s top national positions on Saturday said they were not bothered by Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte’s entry into the vice presidential race for the 2022 elections.
Duterte filed her certificate of candidacy earlier on Saturday for vice president under the Lakas-CMD party as a substitute for Lyle Uy, who withdrew his COC.
Senator Francis Pangilinan, the running mate of presidential aspirant and Vice President Leni Robredo, said they already expected such a scenario.
“Sumama po kami ni VP Leni sa halalang ito, dala ang matibay na paniwalang tanging si VP Leni ang pinaka nararapat sa pagkapangulo, lalo na’t tayo’y nasa gitna ng giyera laban sa sakit, gutom, at kawalang-trabaho,” Pangilinan said.
(VP Leni and I joined this election, with the firm belief that only VP Leni deserves the presidency, especially since we are in the middle of a war against disease, hunger, and unemployment.)
“Kaya kahit sino pa po ang sumali sa karera, tuloy lang po kami sa paghahanda para sa darating na kampanya,” he added.
(No matter who else joins the race, we will continue to prepare for the upcoming campaign.)
Presidential aspirant and Senator Manny Pacquiao said anybody has the right to run for public office.
“Lahat may karapatan na tumakbo. Lahat binibigyan ng karapatan para magpapili. At the end of the day ang tao naman ang pipili kung sino ang ilalagay nila dyan,” Pacquiao said in a statement.
(Everyone has the right to run. At the end of the day, people choose who they want for the position.)
Pacquiao said he would not bother himself with the political plans and actions of other people.
“Ang hiling ko lang naman sa taumbayan eh mag-isip silang mabuti. Pag-isipan nilang mabuti kasi parang pinaglalaruan na lang tayo…pinaglalaruan yung taumbayan,” he said.
(My only request to the people is to think carefully. Let them think carefully because it looks like we are just being played…the people are being played.)
Senator Panfilo Lacson and his running mate, Senate President Vicente Sotto III, both declined to comment, stating that they will not engage in “gutter politics” in the run-up to the national elections.
“Kaming dalawa ni Sotto mayroon kaming kasunduan hindi kami magkokomento tungkol sa aming mga competitors yung ibang mga tumatakbo we want to keep the level of discourse sa mataas na level, walang gutter politics,” Lacson said during their visit to Negros Occidental on Saturday.
(Sotto and I have an agreement that we will not comment on our competitors. We want to keep the level of discourse at a high level. No gutter politics.)
Sotto, who is running for vice president, said they would only focus on their platform.
“Same as before, we are focused on our governance, on our program and platform for good governance. It doesn’t matter to us who else is running,” he added. — VBL, GMA News
Aspirants for top posts unfazed by Sara Duterte s VP bid
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